Operation Cuu Long 44-02, the Glossary
Operation Cuu Long 44-02 was an operation during the Vietnam War conducted by South Vietnamese and Cambodian forces from 13-25 January 1971 to reopen Route 4 in Cambodia.[1]
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26 relations: An Thoi Naval Base, Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Binh Thuy Air Base, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Cambodia, Cần Thơ, Chbar Mon Municipality, Hà Tiên, IV Corps (South Vietnam), Joint General Staff, Khmer National Armed Forces, Khmer Republic, Khmer Rouge, M113 armored personnel carrier, Mekong, National Highway 1 (Cambodia), National Highway 4 (Cambodia), Ngô Quang Trưởng, People's Army of Vietnam, Phú Quốc, Phnom Penh, Republic of Vietnam Marine Division, South Vietnam Air Force, Vietnam War, Vietnamese Rangers, 1st Division (Vietnam).
- Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1971
An Thoi Naval Base
An Thoi Naval Base is a former Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN), United States Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard base in the town of An Thới, Phú Quốc island in southwest Vietnam.
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Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN;; Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April 1975.
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Binh Thuy Air Base
Binh Thuy Air Base (also known as Can Tho Air Base and Trà Nóc Air Base) was a United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy, Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) and Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) military airfield used during the Vietnam War.
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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber.
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Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.
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Cần Thơ
Cần Thơ, also written as Can Tho or Cantho, is the fourth-largest city in Vietnam, and the largest city along the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam.
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Chbar Mon Municipality
Chbar Mon Municipality (ក្រុងច្បារមន) is a municipality (krong) located in Kampong Speu province in central Cambodia.
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Hà Tiên
Hà Tiên is a provincial city in Kiên Giang Province, Mekong Delta in Vietnam.
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IV Corps (South Vietnam)
The IV Corps was a corps of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975.
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Joint General Staff
The Joint General Staff (JGS) was a body of senior uniformed leaders in the South Vietnamese military which advised the Ministry of National Defence and the President of South Vietnam.
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Khmer National Armed Forces
The Khmer National Armed Forces (កងយោធពលខេមរជាតិ; Forces armées nationales khmères, FANK) were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia.
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Khmer Republic
The Khmer Republic (សាធារណរដ្ឋខ្មែរ,; République khmère) was a Cambodian state under the United States-backed military dictatorship of Marshal Lon Nol from 1970 to 1975.
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Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge (ខ្មែរក្រហម) is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the regime through which the CPK ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.
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M113 armored personnel carrier
The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier (APC) that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation.
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Mekong
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
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National Highway 1 (Cambodia)
National Highway 1 or National Road No.1 (10001) is one of the national highways of Cambodia.
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National Highway 4 (Cambodia)
National Highway 4 or National Road No.4 (10004) (in Khmer ផ្លូវជាតិលេខ ៤) is one of the national highways of Cambodia.
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Ngô Quang Trưởng
Ngô Quang Trưởng (13 December 1929 — 22 January 2007) was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
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People's Army of Vietnam
The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; of Vietnam), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (lit) or the People's Army (Quân đội Nhân dân), is the national military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wing of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
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Phú Quốc
Phú Quốc is the largest island in Vietnam.
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Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (ភ្នំពេញ, Phnum Pénh) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia.
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Republic of Vietnam Marine Division
The Republic of Vietnam Marine Division (RVNMD, Sư Đoàn Thủy Quân Lục Chiến or TQLC; Division de Marines de la république du Viêt Nam) was part of the armed forces of South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam Air Force
The South Vietnam Air Force, officially the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF; Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa, KLVNCH; Force aérienne vietnamienne, FAVN) (sometimes referred to as the Vietnam Air Force or VNAF), was the aerial branch of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, the official military of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1955 to 1975.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
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Vietnamese Rangers
The Vietnamese Rangers (Biệt Động Quân), commonly known as the ARVN Rangers or Vietnamese Ranger Corp (VNRC), were the light infantry of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
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1st Division (Vietnam)
The 1st Infantry Division was a division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), first formed from PAVN units in 1965.
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See also
Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1971
- Battle of FSB Mary Ann
- Battle of Long Khánh
- Battle of Nui Le
- Battle of Snuol
- DMZ Campaign (1969–1971)
- List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1971)
- Operation Arc Light
- Operation Barrel Roll
- Operation Caroline Hill
- Operation Chenla I
- Operation Chenla II
- Operation Commando Hunt
- Operation Cuu Long 44-02
- Operation Finney Hill
- Operation Frederick Hill
- Operation Freedom Deal
- Operation Geneva Park
- Operation Igloo White
- Operation Imperial Lake
- Operation Iron Mountain
- Operation Jefferson Glenn
- Operation Lam Son 719
- Operation Middlesex Peak
- Operation Nantucket Beach
- Operation Pennsylvania Square
- Operation Popeye
- Operation Proud Deep Alpha
- Operation Toan Thang 1/71
- Operation Wolfe Mountain
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